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Magnetron Technology™: The reinvention of the auto-locking carabiner, coming July 2012
Throughout the decades, we’ve been at the forefront of revolutionary carabiner design here at Black Diamond Equipment—from Yvon Chouinard’s original ovals; to the climbing world’s first-ever wiregate, the HotWire; to the crossload-eliminating belay carabiner, the GridLock. Never satisfied with the status quo, we’re always striving to develop the next great carabiner design innovation, which has led us to our latest game-changing advancement: Magnetron Technology™. What’s so special about Magnetron Technology? One word: magnets. Yes, that’s right—locking carabiners that utilize magnets and not twistlocks or screwlocks on the gates. Available on select locking carabiners in July 2012, our patent-pending Magnetron Technology is so revolutionary we decided to share a...
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GROUPS WE SUPPORT: The Conservation Alliance
We take a large amount of pride in our history of outspoken advocacy for conservation and access causes (locally, regionally and globally), as well as in our efforts to support conservation, education and recreation groups that are on the front-lines of protecting and preserving the wild lands we love and depend on, and this ongoing series will... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Ines Papert makes first ascent of Finnmannen (M9+ WI7 400m) in Norway
Black Diamond athlete Ines Papert is no stranger to first ascents involving long, steep pitches of hard, technical ice and mixed climbing. So it was no surprise that after a recent 10-day trip to Senja Island, 350 km above the Arctic Circle in Norway, that Ines, along with her partner Bent Vidar Eliertsen, came away with yet another proud new... [READ MORE]
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VIDEO: BD athlete Adam Ondra making the first ascent of Change, the world's first 9b+
Last summer, Black Diamond athlete Adam Ondra made a highly productive trip to Hanshelleren, a massive granite cave outside the small town of Flatanger, Norway. Adam not only made short work of the cave's established hard routes (including onsighting two routes graded 5.14c/8c+), he made the first ascent of Thor's Hammer (5.15a/9a+) and... [READ MORE]
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Black Diamond receives annual Sharp End Award from the Access Fund
Since 1989, the Access Fund has played an integral role in preserving climbing access and conserving the climbing environment across the country. From negotiating access issues, to providing support for local climbing organizations and organizing land acquisitions, the Access Fund continues to provide essential advocacy, education and... [READ MORE]
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GROUPS WE SUPPORT: Utah Clean Energy
We take a large amount of pride in our history of outspoken advocacy for conservation and access causes (locally, regionally and globally), as well as in our efforts to support conservation, education and recreation groups that are on the front-lines of protecting and preserving the wild lands we love and depend on, and this ongoing series will... [READ MORE]
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